CBD Distr. GENERAL CBD/COP/DEC/14/37 5 December 2018 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Fourteenth meeting Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 17-29 November 2018 Agenda item 7 DECISION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 14/37. Integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention and its Protocols The Conference of the Parties, Recalling its decision XIII/32 and decision VIII/7 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its seventh meeting, and decision I/13 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Also recalling decision III/1, which specifies that the budget proposal should be circulated 90 days before meetings of the Conference of the Parties, Further recalling resolution 2/18 of the United Nations Environment Assembly on the relationship between the United Nations Environment Programme and the multilateral environmental agreements for which it provides the secretariat, 1. Decides to adopt an integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing; 2. Also decides to share all costs for secretariat services among the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol on a ratio of 74:15:11 for the biennium 2019-2020; 3. Notes that the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress entered into force in May 2018, and
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CBD/COP/DEC/14/375 December 2018
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Fourteenth meetingSharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 17-29 November 2018Agenda item 7
DECISION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
14/37. Integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention and its Protocols
The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling its decision XIII/32 and decision VIII/7 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at its seventh meeting, and decision I/13 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing,
Also recalling decision III/1, which specifies that the budget proposal should be circulated 90 days before meetings of the Conference of the Parties,
Further recalling resolution 2/18 of the United Nations Environment Assembly on the relationship between the United Nations Environment Programme and the multilateral environmental agreements for which it provides the secretariat,
1. Decides to adopt an integrated programme of work and budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing;
2. Also decides to share all costs for secretariat services among the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol on a ratio of 74:15:11 for the biennium 2019-2020;
3. Notes that the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress entered into force in May 2018, and acknowledges that its programme of work will not require core funding and that any funds needed to support the activities of the Secretariat regarding the Supplementary Protocol, for the biennium 2019-2020, will be funded by its Parties;
4. Recalls the recommendation made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its audit report, as contained in UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/49, paragraphs 21 to 24, that the working capital reserve should be maintained at a level of 15 per cent of estimated annual planned expenditures;
5. Requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Bureau and provide it with all necessary information, including with regard to the application of the administrative arrangements between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in order to ensure the guiding role of the Bureau with regard to preparations for and conduct of meetings of the Conference of the Parties;
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6. Approves a core (BY) programme budget for the Convention of 14,022,190 United States dollars for the year 2019 and of 14,722,420 United States dollars for the year 2020, representing 74 per cent of the integrated budget of 18,948,900 United States dollars for the year 2019 and 19,895,200 United States dollars for the year 2020 for the Convention and the Protocols, for the purposes listed in the tables 1a and 1b below;
7. Approves the use of unspent balances of the BY, BG, BB trust funds for the biennium 2017-2018 of 3,206,600 United States dollars to offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol for the biennium 2019-2020 in the following areas: 1,480,300 United States dollars to support the work of the extraordinary meetings linked to the post-2020 agenda; 1,726,300 United States dollars to be deducted from the contributions to the BY, BG, BB trust funds for the biennium 2019-2020;
8. Requests the Executive Secretary to minimize conference expenses by reserving conference facilities for all meetings of the subsidiary bodies held in Montreal during the biennium 2019-2020 through the preferential arrangement for the use of space with the International Civil Aviation Organization at any available date that is suitable to the Parties, and, in the exceptional circumstance that no availability can be identified, authorizes the use of unspent balances for the additional conference rental and associated expenses of the most economical alternative conference space option;
9. Expresses its appreciation to Canada as the host country for its renewed support to the Secretariat, and welcomes the current process by the host country, Canada, the Province of Quebec and the Executive Secretary to finalize the extension of the host-country grant for the rental and associated costs of the Secretariat in Montreal, with a contribution by the host country and the Province of Quebec estimated at 1,603,208 Canadian dollars for the year 2019 and 1,856,100 Canadian dollars for the year 2020, to be allocated on a ratio of 74:15:11 and offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention, the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol, respectively, for the biennium 2019-2020;
10. Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for 2019 and 2020, in accordance with the current scale of assessments of the United Nations, as contained in table 6 of the present decision;1
11. Also adopts the staffing table 2 of the Secretariat for the biennium 2019-2020 used for costing purposes to set the overall budget;
12. Recalls that the staffing arrangement of the Secretariat should ensure that the legal obligations under the Convention and its Protocols are met;
13. Notes the new organizational structure and post distribution as presented in, annex VII to the note by the Executive Secretary,2 and requests the Executive Secretary to analyse the structure and staffing to ensure streamlined reporting arrangements, optimal functionality and effectiveness in the implementation of the approved work programme for the biennium 2019-2020 and in view of the expected post-2020 orientation of activities under the Convention, and to report the results of this analysis to the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting;
14. Recalls paragraph 9 of decision XIII/32, and notes with concern the adjustments by the Executive Secretary to the staffing structure of the Secretariat during the biennium 2017-2018 that entailed consequent increases in the staff costs in the integrated budget for the biennium 2019-2020;
15. Authorizes the Executive Secretary, within the rules and regulations of the United Nations and without prejudice to any decision by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting, to adjust job descriptions and assignments within the present structure of the Secretariat provided that the overall cost of the Secretariat of the Convention and its Protocols remains within that of the staffing table and that
1 Refer to footnote in table 6. As per United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/245.2 CBD/COP / 14/4 .
there are no consequent increases in the staff costs in the integrated budget in future bienniums, and to report on the adjustments made to the Parties of the Convention and its Protocols at their next meetings;
16. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into commitments up to the level of the approved budget, drawing on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income, in accordance with the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations Environment Programme;
17. Also authorizes the Executive Secretary to transfer resources among the programmes between each of the main appropriation lines set out in table 1a below up to an aggregate of 15 per cent of the total programme budget, provided that a further limitation of up to a maximum of 25 per cent of each such appropriation line shall apply;
18. Urges the Executive Secretary to further reduce the environmental impact of the operations of the Secretariat by rationalizing resource use and travel, such as by adopting wider use of videoconferencing facilities, and prioritizing official travel that is directly related to the implementation of the approved work programme;
19. Notes that limited financial disclosure hampers the ability of the Organization to be transparent and accountable, and to raise funds from a broader array of donors;
20. Requests the Executive Secretary, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, to find ways to provide additional financial information to enhance disclosure beyond the current financial information contained in certified financial statements of the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to facilitate due diligence and financing decisions by Parties and other potential donors;
21. Requests the Executive Secretary, as a means to further enhance efforts to foster transparency and accountability, to establish a section on the website of the Convention to publish or provide links to up-to-date information relevant to the governance of the Convention, including, inter alia, completed and accepted audit reports, applicable financial rules and regulations, and any other relevant budgetary and financial information;
22. Also requests the Executive Secretary, in accordance with Article 14 of the Financial Rules, to have an audit undertaken on a regular basis by the Office of Internal Oversight Services and to ask for reports on the United Nations Environment Programme from the United Nations Board of Auditors, and to have the reports submitted as part of the documentation for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, together with the management response;
23. Further requests the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Treasury, to provide information on investments and current investment policy guidelines related to the trust funds of the Convention, and place it on the website of the Convention;
24. Invites all Parties to the Convention to note that contributions to the core programme budgets (BY, BG and BB) are due on 1 January of the year for which those contributions have been budgeted and to pay them promptly, and requests that Parties be notified of the amount of their contributions as early as possible in the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;
25. Notes with concern that a number of Parties to the Convention and its Protocols have not paid their contributions to the core budgets (BY, BG and BB Trust Funds) for 2018 and prior years, including Parties that have never paid their contributions, and also notes that, in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards adopted by the United Nations,3 arrears estimated at 789,100 United States dollars for the Convention, 171,400 United States dollars for the Cartagena Protocol and 46,000 United States dollars for the Nagoya Protocol are outstanding at the end of 2017 and
3 See General Assembly resolution 60/283, sect. IV.
are deducted from the fund balance to cover doubtful debt and, so, cannot be used for the benefit of all the respective Parties;
26. Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budgets (BY, BG, BB Trust Funds) for 2017 and prior years to do so without delay or conditionalities, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and keep up to date the information on the status of contributions to the Convention’s Trust Funds (BY, BG, BB, BE, BH, BX, BZ and VB) and to keep the members of the Bureaux of the Convention and its Protocols updated so that they can provide information on unpaid contributions and their consequences at regional meetings;
27. Requests the United Nations Environment Programme, in its capacity as Trustee, to utilize all available diplomatic channels to communicate to the relevant Parties, arrears in their contributions to the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity (BY, BG and BB ) from 2018 and prior years with a view to the payment of such arrears in full for the benefit of all Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, and requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Bureau and the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting on the status of these arrears;
28. Confirms that, with regard to contributions due from 1 January 2005 onwards, Parties whose contributions are in arrears for two (2) or more years will not be eligible to become a member of the Bureaux of the Convention, its Protocols or the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or to nominate a member of a compliance committee, and decides that this will only apply in the case of Parties that are not least developed countries or small island developing States;
29. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into arrangements with any Party whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years to mutually agree on a “schedule of payments” for such a Party to clear all outstanding arrears within six years depending on the financial circumstances of the Party in arrears and pay future contributions by the due date, and report on the implementation of any such arrangement to the Bureau at its next meeting and to the Conference of the Parties;
30. Decides that a Party with an agreed arrangement in accordance with paragraph 29 above and that is fully respecting the provisions of that arrangement will not be subject to the provisions of paragraph 28 above;
31. Requests the Executive Secretary and invites the President of the Conference of the Parties, through a jointly signed letter, to notify Parties whose contributions are in arrears inviting them to take timely action and to thank those Parties that have responded in a positive manner in paying their outstanding contributions;
32. Notes that the trust funds for the Convention and its Protocols (BY, BG and BB) should be extended for a period of two years beginning 1 January 2020 and ending 31 December 2021, and requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to seek the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly for their extension;
33. Acknowledges the funding estimates for:
(a) The Trust Fund for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities under the Convention on Biological Diversity (BE) for the period 2019-2020 included in table 3 below;
(b) The Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating the Participation of Developing Country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States as well as Parties with economies in transition, in the Process of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the period 2019-2020, contained in table 4 below;
(c) The General Trust Fund (VB) for Voluntary Contributions to Facilitate the Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the period 2019-2020, contained in table 5 below;
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34. Invites the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue the arrangement of waiving the programme support costs on the voluntary contributions for participation from the BZ and VB Trust Funds since the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity meets the criteria set out in resolution 2/18, namely that arranging participation is done by administrative staff financed from the programme support costs of the operating budget;
35. Recalls rule 30 of the rules of procedure of the Convention, and stresses the need to have a wide range of Parties attending meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols;
36. Reaffirms the importance of full and effective participation of the developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols and, in this context, requests the Executive Secretary to take into account the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties and the meetings of the Parties to its Protocols on concurrent meetings and on improving the efficiencies of the structures and processes of the Convention and its Protocols;
37. Requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with and under the guidance of the Bureau, and taking into account recommendation 2/20 adopted by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation,4 to present a proposal for adoption at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to revise the structure and rules related to the BZ Trust Fund adopted at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties,5 in order to address the perennial problem of the lack of predictable and sustainable funding and to ensure that the BZ Fund is focused on providing funding for the countries which are most in need of assistance for participation, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and further requests the Executive Secretary to report on progress in designing measures to raise the visibility of the Trust Fund and its attractiveness for donors, drawing on experience from similar trust funds in other international forums;
38. Strongly encourages developed country Parties and other Parties in a position to do so, including in the context of the South-South cooperation, to provide the necessary financial resources to the BZ Trust Fund in order to enable the full and effective participation of representatives of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, at meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meetings of the Parties to the Protocols, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation;
39. Also strongly encourages donors to provide additional finance to allow for the participation of a second delegate from least developed countries and small island developing States at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the tenth meeting of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the fourth meeting of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol and requests the Executive Secretary to report on this arrangement to the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting;
40. Recalls paragraph 31 of decision IX/34, and requests the Executive Secretary, when allocating the funding from the BZ Trust Fund, to continue to accord first priority to funding for least developed countries and small island developing States;
41. Requests the Executive Secretary engage with private bodies, non-governmental organizations and international organizations to seek contributions of external funds to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ), taking into account (a) the various existing guidelines for the engagement of the private sector with the United Nations system and (b) the experience of other conventions and United Nations processes with respect to the funding of the participation of eligible developing country Parties, including the least developed countries and small island developing States and Parties with economies in
4 See CBD/SBI/2/22, sect. I.5 See decision IX/34, annex.
transition, and also requests the Executive Secretary inform the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties of further developments in this respect;
42. Encourages developed country Parties and other Parties in a position to do so, to facilitate engagement by the Secretariat with potential alternative donors to the BZ Trust Fund, including private bodies, to assist in funding the participation of eligible developing countries in meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols;
43. Requests the Executive Secretary to remind Parties in January of each fiscal year of the need to contribute to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) at least six months prior to the ordinary meetings of the Parties to the Convention and its Protocols, to issue requests in December of each year covering the needs of all relevant meetings in the subsequent year, and to issue early invitations to other donors to make contributions;
44. Also requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureaux, to continue to monitor the availability of voluntary contributions to the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ);
45. Welcomes the generous provision by the Government of Japan of emergency financing for the biennium 2019-2020 amounting to 500,000 United States dollars from the Japan Biodiversity Fund6 to serve as working capital until sufficient funds are received in the BZ Trust Fund;
46. Decides to set aside the sum of up to 500,000 United States dollars from the accrued investment revenue of the BE fund, without prejudice to bilateral agreements that restrict the usage of interest accrued on particular voluntary contributions, that could potentially be drawn on if, in the opinion of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, exceptional circumstances7 arise regarding the facilitation of the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and the small island developing States, as well as Parties with economies in transition, for priority meetings8 identified in the core budget for the biennium 2019-2020, and invites the Executive Director, if s/he is satisfied regarding the exceptional need for and the compatibility of such a draw-down with the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations Environment Programme, to authorize the Executive Secretary to draw on the set-aside, in consultation with the Bureau and subject to subsequent reimbursement through new voluntary contributions to the BZ Fund, and to submit a direct report to the Parties to the Convention and Parties to the Protocols at their next meetings;
47. Notes with concern the late delivery of budgetary documents in advance of the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and urges the Executive Secretary to take the measures necessary to ensure that documents for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties are circulated in full respect of the rules in force and to keep the Bureau informed on the progress of budget preparation;
48. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit an updated, detailed and integrated programme of work for the period 2021-2022, which sets out the objectives, tasks to be completed by the Secretariat, and results expected in regard to each budget item, for the Convention and its Protocols, for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Parties to its Protocols at their next meetings, and a corresponding programme budget following the format of the proposed programme budget for the United Nations Environment Programme, including the supplementary information statement, for the biennium with three alternatives:
6 Japan Biodiversity Fund’s prospective termination is in 2020, resulting in a deadline of dues by the end of the year 2020.7 Exceptional circumstances would include situations in which, three months prior to the meeting, the Executive Director considers that the participation level at the meeting is put at risk due to a lack of sufficient funds in the BZ Trust Fund.8 Priority meetings: Conference of the Parties, Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, and extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
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(a) Making an assessment of the required rate of growth for the programme budget (BY, BG and BB trust funds) which should not exceed a 4 per cent increase from the total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, in nominal terms;
(b) Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB trust funds) at the total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in real terms;
(c) Maintaining the programme budget (BY, BG and BB trust funds) at the total 2019-2020 level minus the amount on budget line K on extraordinary meetings on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in nominal terms;
49. Also requests the Executive Secretary to introduce all possible measures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Secretariat and reflect these measures in the three reflected scenarios;
50. Further requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to its Protocols at their next meetings on income and budget performance, unspent balances and the status of surplus and carry-overs as well as any adjustments made to the budget for the biennium 2019-2020.
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Table 1a. Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020
2019(Thousands of United States
dollars)
2020(Thousands of United
States dollars)
Total(Thousands of United
States dollars)
I. Programmes: Office of the Executive Secretary 3 534.0 3 444.8 6 978.8
ABS and BS Protocols 2 322.6 2 375.9 4 698.5
Science, Society and Sustainable Futures Division 3 912.3 3 909.0 7 821.3
Implementation Support Division 3 105.0 3 708.2 6 813.2
II. Administration, Finance and Conference Services 3 845.0 4 052.6 7 897.6
Subtotal 16 718.9 17 490.5 34 209.4
Programme support costs 2 173.4 2 273.9 4 447.2III. Working Capital Reserve 56.6 130.8 187.5
Total 18 948.9 19 895.2 38 844.1
Convention share of the integrated budget (74%) 14 022.2 14 722.5 28 744.7Less: Contribution from host country (909.8) (1 053.3) (1 963.1)Less: Use of reserves for extraordinary meetings (627.2) (468.3) (1 095.5)Less: Use of reserves from previous years (638.7) (638.7) (1 277.4)Net total (amount to be shared by Parties) 11 846.5 12 562.2 24 408.7
2019(Thousands of United States
dollars)
2020(Thousands of United
States dollars)
Total(Thousands of United
States dollars)
A. Governing and subsidiary bodies 1 889.0 2 484.0 4 373.0B. Executive direction and management 2 634.5 2 669.8 5 304.3
C. Programme of work 9 309.4 9 243.1 18 552.5
D. Administrative support 2 886.0 3 093.7 5 979.7
Subtotal 16 718.9 17 490.6 34 209.5
Programme support costs 2 173.5 2 273.8 4 447.2Working Capital Reserve 56.6 130.7 187.4
Total 18 949.0 19 895.1 38 844.1
Convention share of the integrated budget (74%) 14 022.3 14 722.4 28 744.7Less: Contribution from host country (909.8) (1 053.3) (1 963.1)Less: Use of reserves for extraordinary meetings (627.2) (468.3) (1 095.5)Less: Use of reserves from previous years (638.7) (638.7) (1 277.4)Net total (amount to be shared by Parties) 11 846.6 12 562.1 24 408.7
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Table 1b. Integrated biennial budget for the trust funds of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols for the period 2019-2020 (by object of expenditure)
Object of expenditure2019 2020 Total
(Thousands of United States dollars)
A. Staff costs 11 453.9 11 626.6 23 080.5B. Bureau meetings 150.0 215.0 365.0C. Travel on official business 400.0 400.0 800.0D. Consultants/subcontractors 50.0 50.0 100.0E. Public awareness material/communications 50.0 50.0 100.0F. Temporary assistance/overtime 100.0 100.0 200.0G. Training 5.0 5.0 10.0H. Translation of CHM website/website projects 65.0 65.0 130.0I. Meetings1/2/3 1 569.0 2 119.0 3 688.0J. Expert meetings 170.0 150.0 320.0K. Extraordinary meetings on post-20204/ 750.0 560.0 1,310.0L. Rent and associated costs5/ 1 229.5 1 423.4 2 652.9M. General operating expenses 726.6 726.6 1 453.2Sub-total (I) 16 719.0 17 490.6 34 209.6II. Programme support costs (13%) 2 173.5 2 273.8 4 447.2Sub-total (I + II) 18 892.4 19 764.4 38 656.8III. Working Capital Reserve 56.6 130.8 187.3Grand Total (II + III) 18 949.0 19 895.1 38 844.1Convention share of the integrated budget (74%) 14 022.2 14 722.4 28 744.6Less contribution from host country5/ (909.8) (1 053.3) (1 963.1)Less use of reserves for extraordinary meetings/4 (627.2) (468.3) (1 095.4)Less use of reserves from previous years (638.7) (638.7) (1 277.5)Net total (amount to be shared by Parties) 11 846.5 12 562.1 24 408.6
1/ Regular meetings to be funded from the core budget:- Eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions.- Twenty-third and twenty-fourth meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice.- Third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation.- Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention / Tenth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol / Fourth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol held concurrently.
2/ SBSTTA-23 (3 days), Art. 8(j)-11 (3 days) back-to-back in 2019. SBSTTA-24 (6days), SBI-3 (5 days) back-to-back in 2020.3/ Budget for COP-15/COP-MOP 10 and COP-MOP 4 divided equally between both years of the biennium.4/ Two stand-alone extraordinary meetings, 5 days each, plus 2 days extension for SBSTTA-23.5/ Indicative.
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Table 2. Secretariat staffing requirements from the core budgets of the Convention and its Protocols, 2019-2020
2019 2020
Professional and higherASG 1 1
D-2 – –
D-1 3 3
P-5 10 10
P-4 12 12
P-3 14 14
P-2/1 9 9
Subtotal 49 49
General Service 29 29
Total 78 78
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Table 3. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the period 2019-2020
A. Convention on Biological Diversity(Thousands of United States dollars)
Expert meetingsArticle 8(j) and related provisions 72.5Capacity-building 165.5Clearing-house mechanism 55.0Cooperation 178.8Digital sequence information 73.5Ecosystem restoration 384.0Gender 53.5Health 142.8High-level panel 100.0Invasive alien species 136.8Mainstreaming 879.5Marine 122.3Post-2020 62.5Review mechanisms 90.0Sustainable wildlife management 212.0Synthetic biology 71.5Technical and scientific cooperation 69.3Subtotal 2 869.3Capacity-building workshopsArticle 8(j) and related provisions 110.0Capacity-building 435.5Climate change 684.0Cooperation 618.3Financial mechanism 156.3Health 546.0Mainstreaming 596.0Marine 86.3Sustainable wildlife management 407.0Technical and scientific cooperation 265.0Subtotal 3 904.3Other workshopsClimate change 65.0Cooperation 451.5Gender 150.0Health 96.0Mainstreaming 791.0Marine 238.0Post-2020 1 720.0Protected areas 165.0Technical and scientific cooperation 360.0Subtotal 4 036.5StaffCooperation and synergies (P-3) 327.0Scientific Officer - (P-4) 404.0Forest ecosystem restoration (P-3) 327.0Health Officer - (P-3) 327.0Web content assistant (G-7) 148.0Subtotal 1 533.0
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ConsultantsArticle 8(j) and related provisions 35.0Capacity-building 571.0Climate change 153.0Communication strategy 150.0Cooperation 715.5Digital sequence information 60.0Ecosystem restoration 40.0Financial mechanism 250.0Gender 77.5Global Biodiversity Outlook 910.0Health 50.0Invasive alien species 20.0Knowledge management 84.0Mainstreaming 544.0Marine 295.5Pollinators 100.0Post-2020 586.0Protected areas 167.5Resource mobilization 250.0Review mechanisms 42.0Strategic Plan 2011-2020 48.0Sustainable wildlife management 140.0Synthetic biology 78.0Technical and scientific cooperation 340.0Subtotal 5 707.0Staff travelClimate change 8.5Cooperation 42.0Ecosystem restoration 10.0Gender 10.0Health 40.0Mainstreaming 20.0Marine 38.0Post-2020 150.0Protected areas 6.0Subtotal 324.5Report preparation/printingCapacity-building 20.0Climate change 7.0Cooperation 20.0Global Biodiversity Outlook 170.0Gender 6.5Health 40.0Knowledge management 50.0Mainstreaming 60.0Marine 10.0Post-2020 10.0Protected areas 3.0Resource mobilization 10.0Technical and scientific cooperation 25.0Subtotal 431.5PublicationsArticle 8(j) and related provisions 2.0Capacity-building 35.0Cooperation 105.0Global Biodiversity Outlook 100.0
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Gender 3.0Health 30.0Knowledge management 100.0Mainstreaming 118.0Marine 20.0Pollinators 50.0Post-2020 15.0Protected areas 3.0Resource mobilization 3.0Sustainable wildlife management 65.0Technical and scientific cooperation 20.0Subtotal 669.0Total 19 475.0Programme support costs (13%) 2 531.8Total, Convention on Biological Diversity 22 006.8
B. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety(Thousands of United States dollars)
Expert meetingsAd Hoc Technical Expert Group on Socio-economic Considerations 78.0Subtotal 78.0Capacity-building workshopsNagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol 147.0Capacity-building 15.0Subtotal 162.0Other workshopsStrategic Plan for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2011-2020) 69.0Transboundary movements and emergency measures 48.0Subtotal 117.0StaffProgramme Officer - BCH (P-3) 327.0Subtotal 327.0ConsultantsImplementation of compliance action plans 75.0Risk assessment and risk management 45.0Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol 85.0Biosafety Clearing-House 10.0Subtotal 215.0Total 899.0Programme support costs (13%) 116.9Total, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 1 015.9
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C. Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing(Thousands of United States dollars)
Capacity-building workshopsLong-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 2020 83.0Subtotal 83.0ConsultantsLong-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 2020 111.0Global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism (Article 10) 21.0Subtotal 132.0Staff travelFirst assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Protocol 23.0Subtotal 23.0Total 238.0Programme support costs (13%) 30.9Total, Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing 268.9
Amount(in thousands of
United States dollars)
Programme support costs Total
Convention on Biological Diversity 19 475.0 2 531.8 22 006.8
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 899.0 116.9 1 015.9
Nagoya Protocol 238.0 30.9 268.9
Grand total 20 612.0 2 679.6 23 291.6
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Table 4. Resource requirements from the Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating the Participation of Parties in the Convention Process for the period 2019-2020
Description of meetings2019-2020
(Thousands of United States dollars)
I. MeetingsCOP-15, Cartagena Protocol COP-MOP 10 and Nagoya Protocol COP-MOP 4 1 500.0
Regional meetings in preparation for the concurrent meetings of the Conference of the Parties, 100.0Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 23 and SBSTTA 24) 1 200.0
Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (Art. 8(j)-11) 150.0
Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3) 150.0
Extraordinary meetings on post-2020 300.0
Subtotal cost 3 400.0
II. Programme support costs 442.0
Total cost (I+II) 3 842.0
Notes:1/ See paragraphs 40-46 of decision 14/37 of the Conference of the Parties.2/ Initial pledges made by the European Union and the Governments of Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan (Japan Biodiversity Fund), Norway, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Table 5. Voluntary Trust Fund (VB) for Facilitating Participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Convention process for the period 2019-2020
Description2019-2020
(Thousands of United States dollars)
I. Meetings:Support to indigenous peoples and local communities 500.0Subtotal 500.0II. Programme support costs 65.0Total costs (I+II) 565.0
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Table 6. Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on the Biological Diversity for the biennium 2019-20209
9 As per United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/245. A revised scale of assessments for the triennium will be applied, when released, to calculate assessed contributions for the biennium 2019-2020 (see https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2019/ntf-2019-015-budget-cbd-en.pdf).
